SSM opens tender for Altay engine
The Turkish Defence Industries Undersecretariat (SSM) announced the opening of the tender on 24 November for the development of the engines of the Altay main battle tank. The SSM said on its website...
View ArticlePakistan and Poland pursue aerospace co-operation
Pakistani and Polish industry are furthering their industrial defence ties, having conducted the second meeting within a week to discuss potential ways in which the two nations can collaborate on a...
View ArticleLockheed Martin assembles third US Air Force GPS III satellite
Key Points Lockheed Martin assembled its third GPS III satellite This is part of the process towards delivering the satellite to the USAF Lockheed Martin in August fully integrated the US Air Force’s...
View ArticleLatvia’s defence spending to reach 2% of GDP in 2018
Latvia has for the first time increased its defence spending in line with the NATO-mandated 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), committing an additional EUR126.8 million (USD151.2 million) year-on-year...
View ArticleEU’s future defence capability needs to clarify all aspects of its...
The proposed budgetary numbers for the EU’s forthcoming European Defence Fund (EDF) to finance defence capability prototyping and demonstration are clear. However, its rules governing non-EU...
View ArticleBrazilian M109A5 howitzer deliveries delayed until 2019
Delivery of 16 M109A5+BR self-propelled howitzers to the Brazilian Army, planned for 2018, has been postponed until 2019. All 32 modernised vehicles are now to be received in the first half of 2019,...
View ArticleBerlin Security Conference 2017: Germany’s heavy-lift helo project relatively...
Lockheed Martin does not expect the current difficulties in forming a new German government to have too much of an effect on its efforts to sell its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter into the...
View ArticleThree Chinese VTOL UAVs complete high-altitude testing
Three Chinese vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have successfully conducted high-altitude tests on the Tibetan Plateau (also known as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau),...
View ArticlePakistan reaffirms interest in acquiring T129 ATAK combat helos
Pakistan's Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, has reaffirmed his country’s plans to acquire 30 Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)/AgustaWestland (AW) T129 ATAK combat helicopters,...
View ArticleNew study urges sweeping overhaul to NATO, plus new strategic concept, by 2019
Faced with unprecedented security challenges, NATO must accelerate the speed of its political and military decision making, deeply revise how it identifies and implements capability requirements, and...
View ArticleHensoldt to support South Korean military’s adoption of Mode 5 IFF systems
German defence electronics supplier Hensoldt has signed a co-operation agreement with South Korean defence group Huneed Technologies to support the adoption of Mode 5 identification friend or foe (IFF)...
View ArticleChina commissions another Type 056A corvette
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its latest Jiangdao-class (Type 056A) corvette on 28 November, according to a report published on the service’s navy81.cn website. Named...
View ArticleBerlin Security Conference 2017: Sweden states case for increased European...
Europe must maintain its unity and solidarity if it is to head off the greatest challenges that it has faced since the end of the Cold War, a senior Swedish minister said on 28 November. Speaking at...
View ArticleThales acquires UK radar provider
Thales has completed the acquisition of radar developer Aveillant, it announced on 28 November, adding further counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) capability to its portfolio. The Cambridge,...
View ArticlePutin discusses State Armament Programme with military authorities and...
Russian President Vladimir Putin conducted a series of meetings with the military and defence industry executives in Sochi on 20–23 November to discuss the new Gosudarstvennaya Programma Vooruzhenii...
View ArticleLCS meets milestones, operational needs
The US Navy (USN) fleet of littoral combat ships (LCSs) is proving its combat worth in operational theatre and meeting milestones for testing and module deployment, according to a talking-point paper...
View ArticleChina on the brink of AI breakthroughs, says US think tank
China is on the verge of major industrial and technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) that could support efforts of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to surpass the capabilities of...
View ArticleSIG Sauer withdraws from tender for G36 replacement
German small arms manufacturer SIG Sauer has withdrawn from the tender to replace the G36 assault rifle. The company claims the technical requirements for the new rifle are tailored to G36 producer...
View ArticlePolish short-range missile defence system could be ready in two years
Poland’s new Narew short-range missile defence system could reach its initial operational capability within two years, the country’s defence minister has said. During a 23 November press conference...
View ArticleNORINCO and Myanmar look to boost collaboration
The China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) and the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) have pledged to expand collaboration with a view to expanding defence trade and related technologies. NORINCO...
View ArticleChinese tank destroyers exercise in Djibouti
China has deployed at least two ZTL-11 8x8 amphibious tank destroyers to Djibouti, it was revealed when photographs and TV footage were released showing a live-firing exercise carried out by the...
View ArticleChina looks to quantum technologies to boost naval programmes
The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) and the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have signed a landmark agreement to collaborate on quantum technologies supporting the...
View ArticleUS forces hopeful ANDSF can be ‘reconstituted’ before next fighting season
Key Points USFOR-A believes new auditing systems, among other efforts, can help stem systemic corruption in the ANDSF The Afghan government appears to have bought into the US strategy, but it is less...
View ArticleBerlin Security Conference 2017: Lockheed Martin targets key German...
Lockheed Martin has its sights set on Germany as it targets three key upcoming requirements for the Bundeswehr. Promoting its presence at the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) on 29 November, Lockheed...
View ArticleBerlin Security Conference 2017: Industry prepares for launch of German Sea...
Industry is waiting on the German government to sign the capability paper required to kick-start the launch of a multinational programme to replace the navy’s ageing Westland Mk 88A Sea Lynx...
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